Children are held in youth prisons as far as 187 miles (300km) from home, a report has revealed. Inspectors found that young inmates in custody further from home had fewer
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A new bilingual e-learning module on assessing and meeting the care and support needs of individuals in the secure estate is now available on the Care Council for Wales’ Learning
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One in three homeless 16 and 17-year-olds who were working with youth offending teams had been placed in unsafe or unsuitable accommodation. That’s according to independent inspectors who have published
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Children at a school for young offenders were given drugs in an experimental trial approved by Home Office doctors in the 1960s, it has been reported. National Archive files show
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The first person to be charged by detectives investigating allegations of abuse and mistreatment of youngsters at a youth jail will appear in court today. Rebecca Harold, 24, was charged
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Inmates at Polmont Young Offenders Institution spend extended periods in their cells due to the “fear of interpersonal violence”, an inspection has found. Despite an improvement in the relationship between
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Soaring numbers of prisoners are being returned to custody after being released, creating a “revolving door” system which needs to be overhauled, a campaign group has claimed. Offenders who are
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A controversial youth prison has been rated as inadequate by watchdogs as it emerged inmates were able to access pornography. Ofsted delivered a critical assessment of Medway Secure Training Centre
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Staff at Newcastle Youth Offending Team were doing some good work to turn children away from crime, but senior leaders needed to work better together to drive performance, said Dame
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The number of offenders electronically tagged after being convicted of domestic abuse has soared over the last five years, according to new figures. Statistics revealed in a Scottish Parliament written
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